'Flaw' definitions:

Definition of 'flaw'

(from WordNet)
noun
An imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" [syn: defect, fault, flaw]
noun
Defect or weakness in a person's character; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"
noun
An imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
verb
Add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective [syn: flaw, blemish]

Definition of 'Flaw'

From: GCIDE
  • Flaw \Flaw\ (fl[add]), n. [OE. flai, flaw flake; cf. Sw. flaga flaw, crack, breach, flake, D. vlaag gust of wind, Norw. flage, flaag, and E. flag a flat stone.]
  • 1. A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase. [1913 Webster]
  • This heart Shall break into a hundered thousand flaws. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute. [1913 Webster]
  • Has not this also its flaws and its dark side? --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • And deluges of armies from the town Came pouring in; I heard the mighty flaw. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration. [1913 Webster]
  • Snow, and hail, and stormy gust and flaw. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Like flaws in summer laying lusty corn. --Tennyson.
  • Syn: Blemish; fault; imperfection; spot; speck. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Flaw'

From: GCIDE
  • Flaw \Flaw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Flawing.]
  • 1. To crack; to make flaws in. [1913 Webster]
  • The brazen caldrons with the frosts are flawed. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To break; to violate; to make of no effect. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • France hath flawed the league. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'flaw'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Flaw'